…she just likes to hear herself write

post catch-up

It was the oddest thing. I was driving home after dropping off the kids from school, when I got the “ding” indicating I had a new email. And then the whole phone just shut down.

I got home and tried charging it.

Nothing.

I tried various outlets in the house.

Nope.

I tried the car charger.

Nada.

I started feeling sick to my stomach. It wasn’t so much that my phone wasn’t working, but I had over 1,000 photos on there of things I meant to blog about..someday. And to make things worse, I never backed up the phone…ever.

I made an appointment with the Apple Store and told the tech guy the “ding and die” story of the phone. He took my phone, pressed the “on” button and…

…it worked!

I believe my actual reaction was a mixture of sheer embarrassment, dumbfoundedness and excitement. I swore to him I pressed the button countless times, tried charging it, etc. He, at least, was gracious enough to say he thought I needed to do a hard re-start of the phone: something I was never shown when I purchased the phone.

Anyhow, this week will be a montage of those meant to write posts. Some are thoughtful, some are sweet, others are just plain silly. It’s basically my way of sharing my online journal with you.